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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22
SHOOTING AT TAYLOR.


Carp inter- IN .he Repair Shops sho, by
the Night Wetchman
Special 20 the Gazette.
TAYLOR, TEX, Aug. 21.-Last night ST
II o'clock the reports OF 8 six,sbo0tcr
in g saloon near the depot, alarmed the
neishborhood. John Sexton, the night
watchman N tee railroad yards here, had
shot Joe Studheivar fCuz times, twice in
the stomach ard once in each arm, break
ing one arm near the wrist and the other
about he elbow Joint. Studhslter ard
Sexton We're both drinking, and had
some words in the early part OF the
night. Upon meeting later the quarrel
was resumed by Studhalser, VINO cursed
Sexton, and started 30 CrGss the saloon
towards Sexton, VINO forbid him
to come near him. TIE warn!rg
did no good. StudhaIter walked over
in the direction CT Sexton, who pulled his
Gun and begSn shooting, passing four
shots into the BODY and arms of Stud
halter, missing him with only one
snot. John Sexton is g saysge-l0ok-
ing little man, who seems 20 drink
often. He has travelled over good poi
ton Of the world. He mas 10 family here.
Joe S.udnalter works here SIS carpenter
in the car repair shops. He was on duty
I last night fer q few hours. He has 8
family. His wife and child Just lett here
yesterday for their old home near Corn
hill, IN this county. The wounds are very
dangerous, but net necessarily fatal. Sex
ton was duly arrested and is now in
( charge of the officers. After the shooting
/ George willis, another yardman, said to
/ Sexton tina. if he (SeXtor) got justice he
would swing or 60 to the penltentiary
Sexton sailed g tea cup at MS head, but
missed his aim.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22
COCAyNE'3 RIVAL
= New Local An.rsthetlc Accidentally
Brought TO Light.
New York Commercial Adycsu.cr.


New York Commercial Adycsti-cr.
DR.. j. Hesber. Claiborne, Jr., OF this
ci,y has written II interesting account
for the Mediczl Record OF newly dis
covered slk7loid, with which ne has been
experimenting, and whose therapeutic
value IS g local az. ,thetic ne concludes
will not be incOusideTa9la, especially ia
eye diseases. II own researches have
been confined to its effects on the mucous
surfaces Of the eye and nose, but he
thinks It may fairly be reCk- ned Gs & rival
of cocaine, and feels safe II predicting for
il 9 wide field Of usefulness in all depart
ments OF surgery where local GE;e ,tlesla
Is desired.
The rev drug is derived from tae
leaves of tree very much resembling the
acacia stenoc2rpO, ard known in Louis
ians as the Gear blanket tree"
The discovery OF the drug wss due to
an accident, Mr. Goodman, a veterinary
surgeon, While travelling through West
Felicjana Parish, LocigIz3a, had occasion
10 apply poultiCe 81 3 swelling on The
ietloCk of one Of his horses. He used the
first lesves that came TO hand, saturated
with lot water. Alter making g free in
cision il the swelling he was surprised to
ind that the horse eyInCed not the slight
est feeling OF pain.
The leaves were Gf;erTard enaiyzad,
snd found TO CCatsin 4n sIkaloid to which
au9sthetic properties were found TO be-
due. The new drug is Ct present known
as stenoCarpil.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22
.Hnme Notcs

e.p. Fecan, travelling passenger agent
-
7,..,,,f,,~. r trains m tbe Fart Worth
.,t pio cr,n1e viii 1eoir one week
f[a,r Thursday.
~ Csrnobeo r6,c,naster If t5e Rio
..r,,5.. 6,Tfs.on ~ fbe Tpxss and Pacific.
- 49, la.t nit.hf
,-to Twas and p.c,ftc las orders from
,o-p,- vyaat II Fort Worth for 100 stock
l-,,o,,r-.aa1 DiyIsi0n Order IF Railway
0ondnctore. held regular monthly
.,,.l.inr, y, I7air hall in mis- CITY. vpster-
Is-
SAa~nar i discussing the Air Line 10
-, WE mo cifiz.rs ara ready and
snvi,,,s ~ ro-oDeratr with Fort worth
1nsscu-iug tne road.
~ " T;,4innqra ,yIth Dan Csrev,s sd
80. crerI wits q Igstpr from New
NO abagjnr that engineers. or
'.r,fc,e an me For. worth and Denver
es,-. ..tr,,. Z, that territory
10 ,Taxzs ard l;.cItc received three
~ IgcGmotivrs 81 Ioroview Yesterday.
tn- ss-r,c-.' nrtyaen TtXsrzsna snd Long,
80. TIC I0ramo+iyss pre- ei@Ft.wheeI-
~. - men cylinders.
f-.otz;n Judv stated last pi.bt that
y>..s1 roiIs were now laid on the Texas
and psc5r., GO lar west as Merkel and
SfTh+ miles dcwn bevord Sweetwater.
T5a condition Of the road west of Fort
worth i ii-st-c!sss.
Calarel q. It. LYON Of Sherman, of
R,..+ca 4 LYON. who are the contractors
for nDil6iuS the Commerce Fort Worth
line of the St. Louis, Arkansas and Texas,
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22
Charged with Indecent Assault.

Special to the Gazette.
Ell PAso, TEN Aug. 21.-Jim Haines,
alias Buchanan, q full blooded Mexican
with Mexican name. was arrested il the
sufburos of the city, charged with an in
decent assault on the person OF MeXi-
can girl about eighteen years Old. He
Knocked the girl down and treated her in
& most shameful manner. lie was
brought into town and turned over to the
Sheriff, TO whom be attempted 10 eXplsin
the matter, but when told that i was no
time for eX. nations, usei the most
proiane and Indecent language. lie
claims to have been born and raised il
San Antonio, Tex, and the oficaTs think
that be IS the same individual who Is
wanted in several counties for divers Of
lenses.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22
sherman Moving.

Special 10 me Gazette
SHERMAN, TEX, Aug. 2l.-The Sher-
nan SID Fort Worth Ar Line Railway
has been the general topic on the streets
for the past three days. The GAZETTE
correspondent has recently Interviewed Z
number Of leading business men and cap
italis.s % the city emu aH are in favor q
taking immediate steps towards cooper
ating with the citizens Of Fort Worth and
81 NJ the proposed route. The general
sentiment appears to be in favor of build
ing direct 10 Fort Worth instead OF form
ing junction ct Grapevine or some other
0niOt
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22
PHOTOGRAPHER BY LIGBTEIEG.
a Cat Pictured IN Silhouette on the Bald
Plate of Michigan Man During
Chicago Tribune


Chicago Tribune.
\ curious electric phenomenon is re-
ported from Fayette township, Hiusdale
county. Thursday evening liv@Iy thun-
der-shower passed over that region. dur
irg which the play of lightning was pecu-
liarly frequen: and vivid. Just before the
storm broke Amos j. Biggs, 8 farmer iiv-
Ing midway between Hil!sdsle and
JcnesvilIe. who Is quite bald, his head
being smooth and shiny, went into
his back yard to frighen away some cats
that were fighting en- the wood-pile. SO
intent were they on exterminating one
another as to slow Farmer BiggstSsAp
prosch within few feet of tHen. at
the same instant there was great crait,
and an electric bolt struck the wool-pM,
scattering it and stifening the cats iIEfn
intense rigor mortls. Aside froHa
prickly sensation and sudden contranion
OF the uscles, Mr.. Biggs experienced no
unpleasant effects. The fuidppassed
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22
Charged with swindl,ng

Special 70 tae GEzette.
PARIS, Tex, Aug. 2l.-Sherjf Gum
left here few days ego and this morn
ing returned from DeEison having in
charge B. B. Crandel, allies M. TrumbIe,
rather prominent citizen Of Delison
who he's been associated with law firm
in that city. lie is wanted elsewhere on
charge OF swindling some insurance COM
pany out Of several thousand dollars. He
was jailed here to await the action of the
law
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22
Texas to NJ xjco .

Jay Gould has closed contract with
responsible parties 10 build the Mexican
National Railway from Saltillo, Mexico,
to san Luis Potosi, = distance OF $50
miles, within Twelve months from date.
The opening of this road viii furnish e
new route from Texas to the City Of Mex
icO.- Chicago Inter Ocean.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22
Small Fire.

Special to the Gazette.
WACO, TEX, Aug. 21.-At ? O'Clock
this morning fire destroyed the bakery
AMI retail grocery establishment Of W
W. Mahau, corner Fifth and Franklin
streets. Tie stock and building were
worth about $500. Mshsn hsd $500 in
surence on his stock. No clew as to Or
igin Of tie fire.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22
GAMBLING N WASHINGTON CITY
The Sports Find their Occupation Gene a
tho Capital.

tho Capital.
The occupation Of the faro dealers and
professional gamblers OF thai stripe is
practically gone so far IS Washington is
concerned," remarked a well known
sporting man to Baltimore Sun cores
pendent while discussing the subject Of
gambling. The pool rooms and turf ex-
changes, Tor speculation on horse races
and base ball games, have become SO nu-
merous and the sport has become SO fss-
cinsting that the old sporting men seem
to have been weaned away from the once
popular green cloth, Illuminated by bril-
liant gas lights and surrounded by
the accompanying temptations. The
police officers state that gambling,
exception field sports ard at draw
appears to be almost lost art in
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22

this city since the pooI-roon c-.,.
These rooms are crowded am. g
afternoon with merchants. an
pErtmentai officials, men a.gr. -.
frequently messenger boys,
female customers, gil ilteu- p.
ont Ire winners in tls var.
tests th-0uChOu. the c0u1.-
prieccrs Of 6 ~e.-r.
exchange sre s3it 30 n1r.
.dirG Gesr 5000. list ....
they promptly iLy--..
None If ,he guar E. e-.-..
be sDl-1'rE t-e t1zt sri
ire pIe-5L. U.IGsE.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22
Mama OF She Road

The Toledo. Peoria and Western used
to be known as the "Tipup end Wash
away" but It's other name may better de-
scribe It's situation when through with
this ChatswCrth wreck-"Tired. Poor
and Weary - Boston Globe.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22
the Texas aud Pacific win use no coal but
tas- obtained a. tee Slrewn mines.

In the lest few days the Texas end
Pacific has moved Eve trains Of cattle
from Colorado City to Texarkana, 2
distance Of +s3 miles, in the following
time: twenty-five hours and IS minutes,
70 hours, - hours ard 80 micutes, p
hours, and - hours ard so minutes. The
ss. train went from Fort Worth TO Tex
erkaps, 30 miles, in eleven hours. The
night crew which took this train out had
the locomotive CT snd everything ready
10 - in eleven minutes after arrival from
the west.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22
THE RAILROADS.
Ken2l kab3y Fast Time Made by tEs
Texas and Pacific WITH Fiy8
trains o! Cattle.

The Work o-.th. 81. Louis, Arkansas and
Ts> as Sherman After ths;atr LINE.
Homo Sutcs
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22
Houston and Texas Central +

TIE ONL 4LL-sT1zl LIrE III -gz -
Double daily ;raiob eoca F7. tn
Sleepers between s. Louis - 2"
n4 on Trains a1d ,, ard ue."tca 81 u 20
t@alveatOn on Trains 3 arC g.. -
DeUlson and Sedalia. Slc5uar .Et7 ~
ton and austin. Through Iiezgss Cd -
quickest rOlte &c Neg Orleans an 80
the Southeast. Choice o. roG5ea Ill -
an1 St. Louis, or Houston Er- E.F =
Steamship ticzets to Or trorc --E '
Fu-Gbe.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22
Gull, Colorado 2lL g-l.s
7-AILE. &c ID
Mere miIes of Eteal Rails 3hss z'J >
IN the Slate.

Through sleepers on tcStns
galveston ana Kansas City. NJ
or any cla5s. Quickest route :
Galveston.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22
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LOCAL TIME TABLE.
aiGG0uEi EACtrEC
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SOUTH BOUND.
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E-EEzS ANT PaEfEiFE
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22

as thesSfrongest, Purest and most heathful:s
DR.. Pnke's, the only Baking Powder that does
not oiyntain Ammonia lime or Alum Sold
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22

Mrs. Walden, principal; Miss Eva
Haywood, assistant.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22

ues To-Day TO enI0yee tne sunday Iaw
against again the sale stlsoa water and sun.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22

z. a. MILLER, Ticket Aga1. RI.
z. r. Robins, .. =. d, EC 1871
A. FAULKNER. Gen "ere tgs-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22

- D.. Carnohsn, roacmaster Of the Rio
1rGnde division % the Texas aad Pacific,
wen. east last night.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22

2CBIH 5GC-'D.
s-rs .r-rin. yTt.ilc4oro ana Arrive cave
r.-k..7.. ................ 7.l9 g n s:45 y
E--t worth sherman END
TazsrEg..s ............-... soc n S:29 =
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22

e.. j. Fegan, travelling passenger agent
Of the WayasL, Wss i'll Fort Worm yester-
dsy.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22

w GFEn august -, su,
iens Rr snmittance are pour
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22

Tie Texas and Pacific las orders from
points west II Fort Worth for 100 stock
cas- Tor the present week.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22

T5-eskaua. Wh,tesao1o and
lJc. " CIT. .....---..-.. c:eO I u =
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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-22
TEAS AND PALIFiCl

HLsT BOUND
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The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-08
ouT OF HE ORDINARY.

Cedar Springs, Mich, has aman Of years
who is hut forty five inches in height and
weighs but seyenty-six pounds.
A calf in Cassvile Wis, was picked from
The tract, hy passing train and carried on
the cowoatcher 20 "a point opposite rs stable,
where 10 jumped off, not boz the least harmed
A South Carolina wren built a nest under
the caves of an express car On the Abbeyille
branch railroad and built it So well that the
armakes four trips day wthoutmiuring IT,
Thomas Wight, Of Otisheld. Ne, who re-
Gently died at the age of gJ was called the
most eccentric man IN the state. Some Of
this reputation came from the statement that
for many years he ate half d pint Of wood
ashes every day. They are said 20 have
agreed with him, for he was neyeril untilhis
last brief sickness
George Marion, "a farmer " Rensselaer,,
Ind found his dog barking at a snake near
a hole in the ground He dug down and
found bushels Of snakes stiff with cold when
all were killed and classified it was found that
there were l40 in ALL ll3 Of which We're blue
racers and % were bull snakes. SO other
kind of serpeuls were found ia the den. Soon
after another nest of 67 snakes was found.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-08
The Nountaincers OF Dagne.ran.

q Radde has written the following account
If fine rlountauccrs of Daghestan: "On my
arrival al Kourou,h, nest Of the Lesshians
hidden away amid rocks, ! went TO some
mains to find marked type of thepopu"uon.
From an anthropoIogical point OF view The
inhabitants OF the Samur heights are "a mixed
uopulation Brown hair is most common IN
both sexes. and light gray eyes are very
seldom seen among them. Both men and
women have very thin heads of hair, and The
mon NOT only shave their heads but cut the
hoard So as o. leave but Two narrow STRIPS
ON either side Of the chin. The Jewish type,
which is almost common IN the PLAN 81
Somur is not to bc met with here Inc
women dress like their Tartar sisters.
They take particular pride in their shoes
which are embroidered, of different colors'
and ornamental with gold thread, and Or.
Radde considers them SO pretty and original
ms 10 deserve a book TO themselves. The
bi,ler one goes in the social scale the greater
j. the labor thrown ON the woman, and the
NOR, idle does the man become. During the
doctors stay at Kouroush as many as forty
mon were always TO be- found sleeping con-
.tautlv i'm front OF his house from morning
nm evening. The male considers labor DIS
honorable TO his sex The Lesghian women
aro M work from sunrise 70 sunset. lie has
oven seen them building houses.-Boston
Transcript
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-08
ACROSS THE SEAS.

I'm Prussia are living to-day 800 centena-
rians and 5.00 persons over 0O years old.
Alcohol is made from sweet potatoes, one
gallon from flty-six pounds, in the French
Antilles.
Ex-Secretary and Mrs Manning viii be-
presented to the queen at the drawing
on May U.s.
Prince Serge Galitzin, they say, is to be
married agan This viii De his fourth wife,
aud thc other three are all living
TITS saii that on his recent birthday Prince
Bismarck received "a barrel of beer from
nearly every brewer boo Germany
The average temperature at Wulmoiauck,
Siberia. iu the winter OF 1855 was flty-six
degrees below zero, the lowest eighty degrees
below
The Emrres- of Germany has conferred the
cross OF tue Order of Louise on three lady
presidents of thr Augusta, tho Catholic aud
thrJeni,h a.yimm- at Berlin
Th, Sultan of Turkey BIAS established two
schools for nomcuat Constant.nop.r a cen
fury ago 90 was considered an imuropriety for
a Turkish woman to ino~ how Co reud.
Kaiser Wilhelm ia bis ninety years has
survived uo fewer thau seventy reigning
sovereign, Nho were h.s contemporaries anu
twenty .ona presidents of the lmtei states.
AuoY. Pm. P.o.. Easter eift, was an egg
carved from block of OBJ. finest ivory,
HnH u.tb oaitrl satin. and iuclosing "a
ruby ami seven diamonds The gems were
worth $1,000
A.r,o.,...... balloon is being made at Berlin.
c.r,,.,... lti.,ll foof LONG and Aftv feet
,,il.,l.i ,,...b. 5000 pounds In /, 20 be
rro,.Il..l fhro,,h fbeoir by machinerydriyen
H.. t.,,.,...i,...of fftv horse mower eocb
inch.
III g.. 49,
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-08
RELIGIOUS

The Congregationalist increase the past
year is -, 1866 the largest ever known.
Mr. George W Childs has in twenty years
given 20 churches, schools and societies, 200
bibles
Purple cassocks, imported from England,
were worn for the first time on Easter day by
the choir Of the Stewart Cathedral Of tho IN
caruation Garden City, L. l.
The Rev Dr. Huntington, of Gracechurch,
New York, has accepted the invitation Of the
British societies OF Worcester % address
them at their celebration Of the queens
uhiee, June 2l.
The Trinity Church association New York
city) has been incorporated for the establish
ment OF a mission house. an industrial trade
or training school, provident disIensary
and a seaside home.
According % the Roman Catholic directory
recently published, there are Alb priests in
the diocese OF New York, 3l2 in Boston, PSI
in Baltimore, D. in Chicago, 20 in Phila-
delphia, 254 in st. Louis, ~ III Milwaukee
spd 2ly In Cincinnati.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-08

a little petroleum added I'D the waiter with
which waxed or polished floors are washed
improves their appearance
A fruitful cause of cruptlons ~ tle skim
is the use " poor soaps For toilet purpose
only ths best ami purest Vt soap. ought 90 Doe
employed.
Two cups Of brown sugar. halt cup of
m0las.s. one and one half cups oi water
butter the size of an egg anal $50 cups of
peanut meats. furnish the ingredients for
peanut candy Boil until tM.a.
In hanging out skirts % dry Away. pin
them between two lines and they viii take
up Jess space aud dry much sooner than when
hung double
Pat heavy wrapping paper under uew oil
cloth. So 10 wil not stick % the carpet and
leave paint on d.
To remove mildew, soak in buttermilh ami
spread ON the grass in the sun
Hand painted china holds its own wei, all
though conservative people prefer ihe plain
white ware
Rubber rings such as are used on fruit cans
become hard and brittle They can Dee re
stored BY letting them lie in water in which
you have put a little ammonia Nix n this
proportions One part ammonia and two
parts water Sometimes they DO NOT need 20
lie in this more than five minutes, bat fire.
quently half hour is needed 10 restore their
elasticity.
A few drops Of ammonia in alchohol
furnishes an admirable mixture for cleaning
black clothes.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-08
LADIES' GOSSIP.

Lace and tulle bonnets are oil the rage Just
at this moment, but those OF straw are In
preparation.
The back Of basques is gradually becoming
much larger. aud may be plain or shirred or
cut wish bias forms.
The new bOnnets are heaped with flowers,
and have bees and butterflies, emerald beetles
and ladybugs upon them.
An English lady fashion writer says that
hoods should extend below the waist like @
Vatican pleat Vatican, by the way, IS a
Vatican pleat,
The newest black lace materials come made
of stripes Of velvet alternating with lace in
sertions, either Of French lace, like Chantilly,
orof Marquise or else guilpure.
The most fashionable outdoor jacket is re-
gersible That is to say, it may be worn
either side out, according 10 the color Of the
wearers dress One side Is usually dark
plaid and the other a plain ligh+ tint,
Old fashioned barege, a sheer wool fabric,
is again revived and there are many dresses
Of wool batiste in pale blue, green or old rose
shades made up over silk and trimmed with
Fedora lace and bows Of MORE ribbon.
The fashion for matching everything in a
costume is constantly growing in favor, in
spite Of its expensiveness. Many shoes and
slippers are made Of the same materials as
the house costume, and the wrap, bonnet,
gloves and parasol match the walking dress
Pale yellow, linden and ahsathe green are
fayorite shades Of silk over which black lace
dresses are made up Point desprit net,
striped with waterel ribbon, is another fabric
for ogeriresses and is also much used for fine
knife pleatiugs on gau1e or silk muslin dresses.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-05-08
CHICAG0'S BIG HALL.
1T WILL GO BY THE BIG NAME
OF AUDITORIUM
An Army Of Architects Engaged Upon
the Preparation Of It's Plans-lts Won
derful Stage Machinery-The whole TO
Exceed Anything the Country over.

II the national political conventions Of ISIS
be hold in the city Offering greatest advan-
tage, in the way Of hall, Chicago will surely
be chosen. This city is soon to have the larg-
est auditorium in the United States, and one
of the largest in the world. On the lake
front. lust south Of the Exposition building
i'm whose temporary hall Garfield, Blaine and
Cleveland were nominated, large gangs Of
men and teams are now making excavations
for building of truly mammoth proportions
This is the Chicago auditorium, for which a
number Of wealthy men have raised 5000,
900. The structure will overlook the lake.
and Possesses "a central and most admTable
location And what a monster IL is 10 be-.
Frontage on Michigan avenue the lake
'front.', IS feet; ON Congress street, aGl
feet: on Wabash avenue, lGl feet; total
street frontage. 200 feet Walk seven times
from one corner Of the building TO the far cor
ner and YOU have Travelled about a mile The
structure is % be ten stories high, lii feet
from curb % cornice The tower viii be %
feet high, and viii constitute huge building
Of itself Above the roof 10 will rise 80 feet
and measure II feet frontage by - feet deep.
A very respectable sort " block that would
make even If seated on terra tirma. What
a showing it will make with its base elevated
1ii feet above tine street,
The auditorium is 20 be a vast opera ball
containing 1000 chairs, and with total
capacity, i'm such emergencies as national
convention. of 5000 seats This makes DO the
largest auditorium ON The continent, and The
largest one in the world available for miscel-
laneous public uses, as this is To- bo.
1t is expected that the nall will De com
pleted in time for the nstioual conventions OF
ISIS. though the decorations cannot Joe fin
ished by that date These Will - added later
on. ir time for the grand opera opening in
December Aside from the great ball the
building win contain hotel of 400 rooms,
and il is umorei that Edward $ Stokes. Of
the Hoffman house, New York, viii Doe the
landlord thereof